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Gladiator Arena
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5515, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yavuz Selim Zeynur got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Biga's Bumin Şahbey got control of the ball when Furkan Tanberk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bumin Şahbey acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 19th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ahmet Oğuz Hazarbeyoğlu. Yavuz Selim Zeynur might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bumin Şahbey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yavuz Selim Zeynur ran back to his position shaking his head. Yavuz Selim Zeynurs short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Bumin Şahbey to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 23 minutes into the match, Biga's goalkeeper Bumin Şahbey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Furkan Tanberk. With his leg Bumin Şahbey managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Gladiators FC's Yavuz Selim Zeynur fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Batuğ Bahçeli kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Arif Lefter in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Ozan Akçakıl saved Gladiators FC from getting behind. With his leg Bumin Şahbey managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Gladiators FC's Yavuz Selim Zeynur fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bumin Şahbey stood somewhat misplaced when Yavuz Selim Zeynur came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 33 minute. In the 38th minute, Yavuz Selim Zeynur ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bumin Şahbey was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Biga's Bumin Şahbey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Biga from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Arif Lefter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Ozan Akçakıl was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 45th minute Yavuz Selim Zeynur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bumin Şahbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Arif Lefter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Kuddusî Esentürk's late challenge caught a Gladiators FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuddusî Esentürk helped the player get up and apologised. Tekin Başar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 54th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Ahmet Arif Lefter managed to get in a good position for a shot. Biga's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Arif Lefter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Ozan Akçakıl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Gladiators FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sümer Özdoğal hit a great ball. Ahmet Arif Lefter's late challenge caught a Gladiators FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Arif Lefter helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rahmi Şeref during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Biga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rahmi Şeref to maneuver through the defense. Yavuz Selim Zeynur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Biga's Rahmi Şeref got a free kick in the 75th minute. Ahmet Arif Lefter got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 78 played minutes Biga got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Arif Lefter. İlhan Cenan made in the 79th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gökçek Ortaç. Hurşit Ekici kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Yavuz Selim Zeynur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bumin Şahbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Biga's Batuğ Bahçeli got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Biga's zone, Yavuz Selim Zeynur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bumin Şahbey came out of the goal and Yavuz Selim Zeynur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Yavuz Selim Zeynur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bumin Şahbey was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. In the 94th minute, Aycan Kayıhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bumin Şahbey was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Biga's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.